# Latitude.sh vs OpenStack Ironic

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Latitude.sh

| Attribute | Latitude.sh | OpenStack Ironic |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 57.8 (50% (medium)) | 45.3 (20% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 59 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 564 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Latitude.sh provides cloud infrastructure with dedicated GPU clusters for AI workloads, automated bare metal servers, and virtual machines. Users pay hourly for compute resources with flexible monthly billing options, alongside storage and networking services. It is indexed under Bare Metal Hosting.","source":"https://www.latitude.sh/pricing","question":"What is Latitude.sh?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Latitude.sh is a paid product; published pricing starts at $0.09. It is sold across 5 plans (GPU - g3.h100.small, GPU - g4.rtx6kpro.large, GPU - g4.b300.large and Bare Metal - m4.metal.small). There is no free tier. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.latitude.sh/pricing","question":"How much does Latitude.sh cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Latitude.sh supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.latitude.sh/pricing","question":"What platforms does Latitude.sh support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Latitude.sh, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.latitude.sh/pricing","question":"Can Latitude.sh be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 7 integrations for Latitude.sh, including Terraform, AWS, GCP, Azure, Python SDK, Go SDK and TypeScript SDK. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.latitude.sh/pricing","question":"What does Latitude.sh integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for Latitude.sh. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Latitude.sh not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.latitude.sh/legal/security","question":"What security certifications does Latitude.sh have?","confidence":0.7}]` | `[{"answer":"Ironic is an open source project that provides infrastructure management for physical servers. It discovers and catalogs hardware, then manages provisioning, configuration, maintenance, and retirement through a vendor-neutral API interface. It is indexed under Bare Metal Hosting.","source":"https://ironicbaremetal.org/","question":"What is OpenStack Ironic?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"OpenStack Ironic is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://ironicbaremetal.org/","question":"Is OpenStack Ironic free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. OpenStack Ironic can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://ironicbaremetal.org/","question":"Can OpenStack Ironic be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. OpenStack Ironic is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/openstack/ironic","question":"Is OpenStack Ironic open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Latitude.sh offers provisioning and management of bare metal computing resources, GPU clusters, virtualized infrastructure, and storage services across worldwide data centers. It combines direct hardware control with cloud platform convenience for AI workloads, applications requiring high performance, and distributed deployments. | Ironic is an open source project that provides infrastructure management for physical servers. It discovers and catalogs hardware, then manages provisioning, configuration, maintenance, and retirement through a vendor-neutral API interface. |
| features.capabilities | `{"billing_unit":"hourly","nvme_storage":true,"custom_os_pxe":true,"pricing_model":"hourly-usage","gpu_bare_metal":true,"oob_management":true,"datacenter_regions":"many 5-15","provisioning_speed":"instant-API","terraform_iac_provider":true,"private_networking_vlan":true,"ddos_protection_included":true,"k8s_cluster_api_provider":true}` | `{"pricing_model":"open-source-self-host","oob_management":true,"open_source_self_hostable":true}` |
| integrations.count | 6 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Terraform"},{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"GCP"},{"name":"Azure"},{"name":"Python SDK"},{"name":"Go SDK"},{"name":"TypeScript SDK"},{"name":"Google Cloud Platform","native":true,"category":"cloud","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Microsoft Azure","native":true,"category":"cloud","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Kubernetes","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"PostgreSQL","native":true,"category":"database","direction":"bidirectional"}]` | - |
| language.primary | - | Python |
| license.spdx | - | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US","GB"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":["US","GB","CA","AU","JP"],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | - |
| pricing | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"g4.b300.large","summary":"$64/hr or $46,720/mo","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":64,"period":"hour","currency":"USD"}],"description":"8 x NVIDIA HGX B300 GPU cluster with 2304 GB VRAM","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"g4.rtx6kpro.large","summary":"$24/hr or $17,520/mo","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":24,"period":"hour","currency":"USD"}],"description":"8 x NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 with 768 GB VRAM","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"g3.h100.small","summary":"$1.68/hr or $1,230/mo","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":1.68,"period":"hour","currency":"USD"}],"description":"1 x NVIDIA H100 80GB GPU","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"rs4.metal.xlarge","summary":"$5.44/hr or $3,971/mo","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":5.44,"period":"hour","currency":"USD"}],"description":"AMD 9554P with 1536 GB RAM, 12.96 TB NVMe storage","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"m4.metal.xlarge","summary":"$4.76/hr or $3,475/mo","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":4.76,"period":"hour","currency":"USD"}],"description":"AMD 9455P with 768 GB RAM","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"c4.metal.large","summary":"$4/hr or $2,920/mo","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":4,"period":"hour","currency":"USD"}],"description":"AMD 9655P with 384 GB RAM, 1.92 TB NVMe storage","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"vm.xlarge","summary":"$0.51/hr or $372/mo","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0.51,"period":"hour","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Virtual machine with 1280 GB memory","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"vm.large","summary":"$0.32/hr or $237/mo","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0.32,"period":"hour","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Virtual machine with 640 GB memory","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"vm.medium","summary":"$0.18/hr or $128/mo","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0.18,"period":"hour","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Virtual machine with 320 GB memory","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"vm.small","summary":"$0.09/hr or $69/mo","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0.09,"period":"hour","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Virtual machine with 160 GB memory","contactSales":false}],"summary":"From $0.09/hr for virtual machines to $64/hr for high-end GPU clusters. Hourly billing based on usage.","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.latitude.sh/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-24T12:35:10.785Z","startingPrice":{"amount":0.09,"period":"hour","currency":"USD"}}` | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://ironicbaremetal.org/","retrievedAt":"2026-09-02T11:26:54.864Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":0.09,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 3.5 |
| security.trust_center | https://www.latitude.sh/legal/security | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=debian&package_name=ironic&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Bare Metal Hosting)

| Capability | Latitude.sh | OpenStack Ironic |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Provisioning speed | Instant API | - |
| Billing unit | Hourly | - |
| GPU bare metal | ✓ | - |
| Private networking vlan | ✓ | - |
| Ddos protection included | ✓ | - |
| Oob management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom os pxe | ✓ | - |
| K8s cluster API provider | ✓ | - |
| Terraform iac provider | ✓ | - |
| Datacenter regions | Many 5 15 | - |
| Nvme storage | ✓ | - |
| HIPAA eligible | - | - |
| Open source self hostable | - | ✓ |
| Pricing model | Hourly usage | Open source self host |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:56:02.870Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*